Chappell Roan reveals why she never listens to her own music: “I dont want to hear it”
Chappell Roan has revealed that she avoids hearing any of her songs and will never sing along to them outside of performing.
The Grammy Award-winner recently talked of her first experience hearing her own music in the wild. She recalled in a new interview: “It was in an Uber when I was on tour. I heard ‘Good Luck, Babe’. I grabbed my friend’s hand and I was like, “Oh my fucking.…” But I didn’t scream.”
Roan then recounted an ambivalence toward her own music that juxtaposed the vibrancy with which she performs the songs on stage. She said, “I don’t sing along with myself. I never listen to my own music. If it’s out, I don’t want to hear it. I’ve heard it hundreds and hundreds of times.”
The ‘HOT TO GO!’ singer is known for this direct clarity in interviews and on red carpets. She also told W Magazine that, despite having to move back home after being dropped by her first label, she “kept hope alive because I knew I was really good. I knew I had to give it one more year.”
Roan’s premonition turned out to be right. Her latest single slightly differed from her other pop hits, taking on a more anthemic, upbeat country feel. ‘The Giver’, produced by Dan Nigro, forced Roan out of her comfort zone: “It is def a bold and scary move to release a full ass country song after only releasing one song last year and it having such a success in the pop genre,” the star said.
In an interview with Radio 1 earlier this year, the queer artist reflected on the backlash she has received from her candid response to the insanity of fame. Reflecting on how this has impacted her career and reputation, she added: “I think, actually, I’d be more successful if I was OK wearing a muzzle,” saying that if she were to “override more of my basic instincts,” she would be “way bigger”.
Chappell will perform at several festivals this summer, including Primavera Sound and the Orange Warsaw Festival in Poland.
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